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Counsel
Wear not the rubies that I gave!
Like wine, aglow with lurid heats;
But diamonds; whiter than the wave
That down the northern channel beats.
Like wine, aglow with lurid heats;
But diamonds; whiter than the wave
That down the northern channel beats.
Press pallid jewels to thy breast;
For they are free from dangerous fires;
They are not reddened with unrest,
Nor fierce unsatisfied desires.
For they are free from dangerous fires;
They are not reddened with unrest,
Nor fierce unsatisfied desires.
Keep thine affection free from blame;
Austere, yet ardent, purely shine;
To set thy crystal heart aflame
Shall never be a sin of mine.
Austere, yet ardent, purely shine;
To set thy crystal heart aflame
Shall never be a sin of mine.
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